I’ve always felt like the East Village needs better subway access.

Instead of having the Second Avenue Subway connect to the B/D at Grand Street, I think it would be more useful for the line to pivot after 23rd Street and head southeast toward Avenue A.

My idea would be:

**14th Street / Avenue A**  
Station entrances between 14th and 12th Streets, with a direct transfer to the L at Avenue A.

**Houston Street**  
A station around Houston, with entrances extending a few blocks north toward East 3rd Street.

**Delancey Street**  
The line could run directly beneath the existing F station, creating a transfer to the F/M/J/Z. The Delancey/Essex complex seems like it could potentially accommodate stairs/escalators down to a deeper Second Avenue Subway platform.

From there, the line could continue south before curving west underneath East Broadway toward Chatham Square, where it would rejoin the currently proposed alignment and continue downtown.

To me, this would give the East Village and Alphabet City much better north/south subway access while still providing a major Lower East Side transfer point at Delancey/Essex.

Could also cut down on Lexington Avenue traffic transferring from the L if they can access the east side with an Avenue A transfer vs going all the way to the already crowded Union Square station. 

I’d rather see that than prioritize a B/D connection at Grand Street. Curious what everyone thinks.

Second Avenue Subway Down Avenue A